Agricultural machine



Sept. 9 1924. 1,507,794-

1 A. REILLY ET AL AGRICULTURAL MACHINE Filed Nov. 21, 1919 3Sheets-Sheet l ,Invezfagv Sept. 9 1924.

- 1,507,794 T. A. R ElLLY ET AL AGRI CULTURAL MACHINE Fil ed Nov. 21,1919 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 in U GYZfO S; JTWMV x 2 1,507,794 Sept 9 9 4 T. A.REILLY ET AL AGRICULTURAL MACHINE Filed Nov. 21. L919 .3 Sheetst 5Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

UNITED STATES OF OHIO.

1,507,794 I'PVATENT oi-FIc CLEVELAND, 01110, 7 Assreivons, BY MnsnnASSIGNMENTS, ro THE FEDERAL rounnnr sUrrLY COMPANY, A coaron rronAGRICULTURAL MACHINE.

- Application filed November 21, 1919. a Serial N0.j339,607.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, THOMAS A. REILLY and RALPH Drr'rY, citizens of theUnited States, and residents, respectively, of Cleveland, in the countyof Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, and Cleveland, in thecounty of Cuyahogaand State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin. Agricultural Machines, of whichthe following is a full, clear, andexact description. The present invention relates to a hand steered powerdriven agricultural machine having the ground wheels ofnarrow gauge anda frame so arranged that ground engaging tools of different charactermay be uti- 1 lized in connection with the machine, such as cultivatingtools, plow or a hoe.

The object of the invention is to -pro vide a machine of the characterdescribed in which the arrangement of parts is such as to readily enablethe cultivation of the soil close up to the rows of growing vegetables,thelreby enabling efficient cultivation of the s01 A further object ofthe invention is to provide a robust construction which maybe easilyassembled, the construction being such as to require a minimum amount ofmachin-, ing in order to produce finished product.

A further object of the invention is a production of a machine in whichthe frame supporting the operative parts of the device is formedsubstantially as a single "casting so that the bearing for the variousparts of the machine may be accurately aligned and will not get out ofalignment in the operation of the machine.

Other objects of the invention'willappear as. the'description proceedsand generally speaking the invention maybe said to comprise the elementsand the combinations thereof set forth in the accompanying claims.

Reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forminga part .ofthe specification in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2 is a topplan view; Fig. 3 is a central vertical section; Fig. 4; isanendelevation of the frame of the machine; Fig. 5 is an end elevationopposite to that shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 isa top plan view of thatportion of the-machine which carries the tools or ground engagingimplements; Fig. 7 is'an elevation with portions in section of theshowing in Fig. 6 Fig.

vation of the showing in Fig. 8. j

Referring to the drawings wherein similar reference characters indicatelike parts No.-

. cupy a fixed position upon the axle.

cated in Fig.

is an elevation of a portion of the machine showlng an arrangement forsupportingthe ground engaging tools;-Fig. 9 is a side elela nd 2represent wheels, which are formed with central hllbS,-1 and 2*, each ofthe wheels having radiating spokes which jOlllq;

to an outer broad surfaced rim, such as indicated at 3. The rims of thewheels upon their outer surfaces are formed with projections orcleats-in order to gain more effective traction between the wheels andthe ground: I

.The wheelsare formed so that the spokes co-operate with the rimadjacent one. edge thereof, and the remaining portion of the,

rims extend toward each other and ,-overhang. of a broad rim, at thesame time does not .unduly increase thewidth of the cultivator becauseas will be' seen from Fig. 3 a portion of the driving mechanism lieswithin the overhanging portion of the IlIIL'.

This is a feature of considerable importance inasmuch as it is customaryto plant This construction enables the use rows of vegetables or growingplants, in-

rows, which rows are spaced apart certain distanceswhich are not greaterthan that necessary in order .to promote good growth of the vegetationand the gauge ofa cultivator must be such as to accommodate itselfto thewidth customarily and conventionally employed between rows ofvegetation.

The wheels'l and 2 are fixedly mounted .upon' an axle adjacent theendthereof, and

the arrangement is such that the'wheels'oc- Mounted upon the axle andlying betwee thewheels is a frame casting which comprises a centralsaddle portion 5 adapted to receive the propelling motor for the machineI which motor is indicated at 6. The motor in the present instance -is agasoline-motor,- w

but inasmuch as this formsno part of the invention further descriptionneed not be given thereof. The motor 6 is secured in the saddle 5 of theframe in any desired manner asby means. of bolts such as indi.--

The frame before referred toha js an extending portion 7 Whichat its endis formed with a bearing or journal 8. Through this bearing 8 extendsthe axle 4:. f This bearing Y is positioned adjacent the hub 2% of thewheel 2 and is held in place'by a retaining member 9.

The frame also has an extending member 10, which extends generallyopposite toxthe member 7', this portion 10 is formed with a bearing orjournal 11 through which the axle 4 extends.

Neither the bearing 8 or the bearing 11 are in any Way secured to theaxle; but merely mounted thereon.

7 he shaft e arries a, ii -mgr 1.5 rash meshes w h a: ge 6, ij .1ejear"r tri a short shaft 16 supported in the bears p Upon the same shaft 17is a pinicn 18, which meshes with I a gear 195 which is loosely mountedupon the axle I The gear 19 upon the portion thereof which is adjacentthe wheel 1 is formed with extending teeth 20' and upon the wheel 1there are also. formedteeth 21. These teeth2 0 and 21 areoppti'sitelydis'posed and are adapted to engage with each other when thegear 19 is shifted for the purpose, thereby forminga clutch and adriving relationship between the gear 19 and the ground wheel 1. I I I II The hub-of the gear 19 provided with a slot 19* which is engaged by amei'nber 22. This meihber has a portion whicl1 is mounted as a sleeveupon the axle 4. Be tween the end of the sleeve 23. and the memher 9there is a spring which normally urges the sleeve 23 and the gear ,19toward the ground wheel 1 to eilfect a driving relationship between thegear 19 and the d wheel As will be. later described an operating I leveris provided by which the sleeves? may be operated to sheet at will theclutching or unclutching of the gear--19. I I I I I It is believed fromthe description .vvhich precedee that the driving relationship be tweenthe motor and the ground wheels will be clearly understood and obviouslythegear ratio may be altered without changing, the invention. 7 I

I The feature of ecnsitraenofi of having the clutched teeth carried the19 and co-operating with are" enact r set earned by the ground wheelaiieaturept in- Qpo'rtance' lnasmuch as it saves considerable s ace overa constructioii, wlrich snip-to s a clutch as an additional element; IExtendin n 'warcuy rom the sac1d1e5 of the frame-ere rms of brackets 25and 2e,

these are-prereraniyieneaes e name est-sheared iii ifiig. '4.-- be andcooling water tank respectively. These tanksaswill noted from Fig.1 aresymm tr l y ma med we pp i side of, the .l t ffi-fii l been t normal oio f the hachine as shown in Fig. 1. sub st'ahtially balance each other....,Sn ec1 to Q "1 j t extensions I and 1 O'are' extending members and 31 whic-h extend upon one side ofthe frame and other extending members 32and which extend upon the other side ofptlie Iormed integrally theframe. Secunedv to the extension 32'and33 is a box or Tothe extensionsand 31 there ar'ere;

receptacle 34 which is adapted spectively secured handles 35 and 36,these handles are of usual form and are suitably spaced andbraced bymeans of rods such as ndicated at Fig. 37. As will be understood thesehandles are adapted to be graspedby the user for the purpose ofsteeering the machine during its operation. I I One of the handles suchas the handle 36 has mounted theron suitable lever mechanism such asindicated at 38 which is connected with the timing apparatus for themotor and this lever mechanism is in convenient position on thehandle'to be manipulated by the operator. I

One of the handles such as the handle 35 has a lever 39 pivoted thereonwhich is by means of rod 40 operatively connected with the sleeve 23upon the axle. Operation of the tion. A

li'l ounted upon'the extensions '30 and 31 are implement supports 41 and'42, these being securedin any desired manner as by means of bolts andin order to secure tight and seer-daily movable connections the engagingsurfaces are provided with teeth which engage andthere y preventrelatrve movement. I

The implement supp'ortsf40 and 41 'have at their lower end extensions 41and '42,v

lever 39 is conveniently arranged for operathese extensions are providedwith slots such as iI idicated 'at 43 and are adapted to receive andsupport implement carriers 44 1 5 es e' rr 'e i b l e w; th ii 41 and 42of the implement supports by i lOO belts whieheittend through slot thearr gement permitting degree of adjustabi'l ity. I The implementcarriers at w ne es ar p ov ed w h 1 i as indicated at 4 6; slots areadapted to'receive bolts by which the. implements, such as indicated at47 are secured.

From the arrangement which has been described it will be noted that theimplements 47 which in the present instances are cultivating tools maybe given a considerable latitude in adjustment and as will be seen inFig. 1 the implement carriers extend toward the wheel and as indicatedat-Fig. 3 theground engaging implements lie between the wheels andengage the ground at but a small distance behind the point of engagementbetween the ground wheels and the ground.

This arrangement is of importance in that the ground engaging implementshave but a small radius of movement with respect to the wheels duringthe steering of the ma chine. In other words the tools areplaced so nearto the wheels, that in steering, the tools practically follow themovement-of the wheels and no allowance need be made for the tools as isnecessary whenthe tools are positioned at a considerable distance behindthe wheels.

Where it is desired to use a plow instead of cultivating tools, a plate50 is bolted to the parts 41 and 42 of the tool supports and the plow asindicated at 51 is bolted to the plate 50.

Having described our invention, we claim 1. In a device of the characterdescribed, the combination with a frame having a motor receivingportion, oppositely disposed bearings beneath the motor receivingportion forming a part of the frame, an axle which extends through saidbearings and ground wheels secured to said axle outside the bearings, anarm extending upwardly from the frame and provided with bearingportions,

the axis of said arm lying in the same plane cured to the axle outsidethe bearings, said 5 frame having other bearing portions, the

centers of which are in the same plane with l i a'vert-ical axis of themotor receiving portion, gear shafts supported in last mentionedbearings and gears supported by the said shafts.

3.In a device of the character described, the combination of. a framehaving a central portion formed as a saddleand adapted to receive amotor, an arm extending from said frame and having a bearing portion,another arm extending from the frame and having a bearing portion, anaxle extending through said bearingportions, ground wheels secured tosaid axle, said frame having an upwardly extending portion formed withbearings, one of said bearings being centered with respect to the motorreceiving portion of the frame and adapted to receive the mo.- torshaft, a gear carried by the motor shaft,

a short shaft mounted in one of the hear ings just mentioned, a gearcarried by said shaft and meshing with the gear and the motor shaft, asecond gear carried by the said short shaft, a gear carried by the axleand meshing with the lastmentioned gear and clutch means for effecting adriving operation. I

In testimony whereof, we hereunto affix our signatures.

THOMAS A. REILLY, RALPH DITTY.

